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Banabas leading scorer
PAPUA New Guinea’s Lydia Banabas is
the leading goal scorer in women soccer at the Apia Games at the
end of day 5 of matches on Sept 3.
Records compiled by the soccer officials showed that Banabas
leads the field with five goals followed by Fiji’s Adiela
Kurikaba (four), and Gloria Hauata of Tahiti (three).
Three other Papua New Guineans – Priscilla Konalalai, Cathy
Agunam and Ara Midi – have scored two apiece together with Cook
Island’s Unaisi Moce and Unaisi Vatulili of Fiji.
Single goals for PNG have been scored by Winas, Deslyn Siniu
(PNG), and Margaret Aka,
In the men’s soccer, Vanuatu’s Seule Soromon is the leading
scorer with 10 goals followed by Fiji’s Osea Vakatalesau (nine),
Solomon’s Commins Menapi (six), and four apiece to Francis
Sakama (Vanuatu), Etienne Mermer (Vanuatu) and Benjamin Totori
(Sol).
Meanwhile, the Oceania Football Confederation said yesterday the
rescheduling of today’s semi-final fixtures today to accommodate
television coverage by the host broadcaster RFO.
Three of the four semi-final matches will be broadcast live
throughout Oceania via RFO in conjunction with the Samoa
Broadcasting Corporation and courtesy of Octagon Media.
Our women will be playing Tahiti in the first semi-final while
Fiji will tackle Tonga in the second encounter.
 
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